You gotta have the patience
and believe you’re gonna make it
gotta hold on

I know you’re tired of surviving
but you gotta keep on trying
gotta hold on

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Melodifestivalen 2017 kicks off on Saturday with the first semi-final taking place in Gothenburg. You can see all dates and semi-final allocation here:

SEMIFINAL 1 – Gothenburg / 4th of February

Boris René – “Her Kiss”

Adrijana – “Amare”

Dinah Nah – “One More Night”

De Vet Du – “Road Trip”

Charlotte Perrelli – “Mitt Liv”

Ace Wilder – “Wild Child”

Nano – “Hold On”

SEMIFINAL 2 – Malmö / 11th of February

Mariette – “A Million Years”

Roger Pontare – “Himmel Och Hav”

Etzia – “Up”

Allyawan – “Vart har du varit”

Dismissed – “Hearts Align”

Lisa Ajax – “I Don’t Give A”

Benjamin Ingrosso – “Good Lovin'”

SEMIFINAL 3 – Växjö / 18th of February

Robin Bengtsson – “I Can’t Go On”

Krista Siegfrids – “Snurra Min Jord”

Anton Hagman – “Kiss You Goodbye”

Jasmine Kara – “Gravity”

Owe Thörnqvist – “Boogieman Blue”

Bella & Filippa – “Crucified”

The Fooo Conspiracy – “Gotta Thing”

SEMIFINAL 4 – Skellefteå / 25th of February

Jon Henrik Fhallgren feat. Aninia – “En Värld Full Av Strider”

Alice Svensson – “Running With Lions”

Les Gordons – “Bound To Fall”

Wiktoria – “As I Lay Me Down”

Axel Schylström – “När Ingen Ser”

Sara Varga & Juha Mulari – “Du Får Inte ändra På Mig”

Loreen – “Statements”

A total of 28 participants will compete to represent Sweden in Kiyv.

Melodifestivalen 2017 will consist of 6 shows, fours semi-finals, a Second Chance show (March 4) and a Grand Final (March 11) held in Stockholm. Two acts from each semi-final will make it to the final, while the 3rd and 4th placed will compete in the Second Chance (Andra Chansen) from which four contenders will qualify for the Grand Final.

The shows of Melodifestivalen will be hosted by David Lindgren, Hasse Andersson and Clara Henry.

Stay tuned for more information about the first Melodifestivalen 2017 semi-final!